Ceremony Music

On Saturday we met with the music director at our church to discuss music for our ceremony. I went into this with virtually no idea or specific music requests. I figured I would listen to whatever options he suggested for the processional and recessional, and would pick from those, which is exactly what we did. He played a few options for each section and we picked from there.

These were all pretty generic "church wedding" pieces, but they are still beautiful. The way I look at it: they're generic wedding songs for a reason - because they work. They're pretty, they're beautiful on an organ, and if it ain't broke...dont' fix it.

For the processional, we picked:

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, by J.S. Bach

Then once our Bridesmaid and Groomsmen are in, I will walk down the aisle with both my parents 

to Canon in D by Johann Pachabel

The processional will be "Hornpipe" from The Water Music, , By G.F. Handel

Now, I am fully able to print up our ceremony programs because I have all the information I need!

However, I'm curious...what other great (Church) processional and recessional songs should I look into before committing to these? The organist is really great and if there is a specific piece I'd like, he'll play that for me. Any other suggestions?

"I Do"

The results of Wednesday's Wedding Poll:

Who will/did/would you want to provide your entertainment for your wedding?

14%: Band

71%: DJ

5%: D-I-Y style

10%: Other

Thanks so much for participating and taking part in the poll!

To round out this week of music, Colbie Caillat has a new love song out called "I do" that's great for weddings: either as a first dance, slideshow song, or whatever!

Enjoy listening and have a fantastic weekend!

Colbie Caillat - "I do"

It's always been about me myself and I

If all relationships were nothing but a waste of time

I never wanted to be anybody's other half

I was happy to say that our love wouldn't last

That was the only way I knew to that you

You make we wanna say

I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo

Yeah, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo

Cause every time before we spend like

Maybe yes and maybe no

I can live without it, I can let it go

Ooh, I did, I get myself into

You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do,

Tell me is it only me

Do you feel the same?

You know me well enough to know that I'm not playing games

I promise I won't turn around and I won't let you down

You can trust and never feel it now

Baby there's nothing, there's nothing we can't get through

So can we say

I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo

Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo

Cause every time before we spend like

Maybe yes and maybe no

I won't live without it, I won't let it go

Wooh Can I get myself into

You make we wanna say

Me a family, a house a family

Ooh, can we be a family?

And when I'm old and sit next to you.

And when we remember when we said

I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo

Oh baby, I do, I do, I do, do do do do do do doo

Cause every time before we spend like

Maybe yes and maybe no

I won't live without it, I won't let it go

Just look at what we got ourselves into

You make we wanna say I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do,

Love you

Wednesday Wedding Poll

After a few weeks hiatus, the Wednesday Wedding Poll is back!! And it is in keeping with the theme of the week: "Music".

Around this time last year, Chris and I were on the hunt for our wedding band. We saw about 7 different bands over the course of 3 weeks, going to showcase after showcase. It certainly was a lot of time and effort to go see all these bands perform, but how often do you get to be entertained for an hour by a live band on a weeknight? I would go to showcases again and again if it wouldn't be weird. We had a very difficult time trying to decide between bands and it came to a somewhat dramatic conclusion. Long story short: There was one band we really liked with ok singers, and another ok band with amazing singers. We wished that we could somehow blend the two. Then, we found out that the really good singer often does perform with the really good band!! This was the answer we had been looking for. The good band told us that if we booked them, they'd make sure to get the really good singer for our date. 

However, when it actually came time to sign the contract, the really good singer couldn't commit because she was contracted with another band. After a ton of back and forth emails, phone calls, promises made, and promises broken; we were finally tired of being jerked around and not getting any straightforward answers. In the end we ended up going with a different band entirely called Arcadia, which in my opinion has both really great musicians AND really great singers. You can listen to some sound clips on their website here.

Sometimes I worry that the songs we choose won't sound like the way we know them because we are going with a band. But, I feel very confident in our decision and know that Arcadia will keep our party rocking all night long! What about you?